Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what checks are undertaken on the confirmation statements presented by companies for filing at Companies House in order to meet the requirements of the Companies Acts 2006 and associated legislation and regulations.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
Companies may file confirmation statements electronically or on paper, with 99% choosing to do so online. For confirmation statements received electronically, the online filing system contains validation checks to ensure that the document is acceptable for filing. These checks ensure it contains the correct company name and number, it has the correct the information required, the confirmation statement date is included and that it is authenticated by the company.
For confirmation statements received on paper, Companies House staff carry out a series of similar checks. Instead of checking whether a filing has been authenticated, they check that the document has been signed and the correct fee has been received.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many prosecutions there were for failure to comply with with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and associated legislation and regulation in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (e) 2016-17; and what the outcome of each of those prosecutions was.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
The table below shows the number of prosecutions for failure to comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and associated legislation for the periods in question and the outcome of each of those prosecutions.
Number of Prosecutions For UK | ||||
Period | Number of Charges Laid in Court | Convictions | Charges Withdrawn | Adjourned to Later date |
2012-2013 | 5,662 | 2,767 | 1,674 | 716 |
2013-2014 | 5,658 | 2,896 | 1,874 | 594 |
2014-2015 | 6,704 | 3,360 | 2,261 | 761 |
2015-2016 | 6,815 | 3,456 | 2,145 | 1,093 |
2016-2017 | 6,459 | 3,182 | 2,282 | 972 |
Charges that are withdrawn are generally because the company has brought its public record up to date prior to the hearing.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies had their registered office in each parliamentary constituency in the tax year 2015-16.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
Companies House does not gather information related to the constituency map of the UK, so is unable to provide the number of companies that have their registered off address in each parliamentary constituency.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies did not file an (a) financial statement and (b) annual return or confirmation statement on time in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies that did not file an (a) financial statement and (b) annual return or confirmation statement on time in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 did so at a later date.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies were issued with penalty notices as a result of a failure to file (a) financial statements and (b) an annual return or confirmation statement on time in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17; and what the value was of those penalties.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of penalties issued to companies as a result of a failure to file (a) financial statements or (b) and annual return or confirmation statement on time in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 was paid by those companies.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of penalties levied to companies that failed to file their (a) financial statements and (b) annual return or confirmation statement on time were outstanding at the end of (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of penalties levied to companies that failed to file (a) financial statements and (b) an annual return or confirmation statement on time were written off as bad debts in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies were classified as dormant in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.